coventry

Example Sentences

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Confidence was universal, and the man who raised a warning voice found himself figuratively "sent to coventry."

From Our First Half-Century: A Review of Queensland Progress Based Upon Official Information by Queensland

"Are the fellows trying to send us to coventry?" demanded Dodge.

From The High School Left End Dick & Co. Grilling on the Football Gridiron by Hancock, H. Irving (Harrie Irving)

She had received signs of what might lead to partial coventry on the part of a number of upper class students.

From Marjorie Dean College Freshman by Lester, Pauline

I've just heard, from Trotter, that a good many of the fellows in our class are scorching me, and talking of sending me to coventry.

From Dave Darrin's First Year at Annapolis by Hancock, H. Irving (Harrie Irving)

But I've heard mutterings to the effect that your class will send you to coventry for excessive zeal in greasing, to the detriment of your classmates.

From Dave Darrin's First Year at Annapolis by Hancock, H. Irving (Harrie Irving)